Ashley: The Most Valuable Skills in Chess Klassiker and provides a thorough grounding

and provides a thorough grounding in the crucial tactical and positional concepts for both White and Black

3rd edition 2012

The final variation (1 d4 d5 2 c4 Bf5) is an interesting way to try to solve immediately the problem of how to develop the queen's bishop in the Queen's Gambit Declined

The example positions

But such a textbook is completely useless for methodically structured training

Ashley: The Most Valuable Skills in Chess Klassiker and provides a thorough groundingAssuming no knowledge of chess beyond the rules, Maurice Ashley guides you on an inspirational journey through the world of chess tactics. He brings the pieces to life by examining their fundamental characteristics, and shows how their powers can be put to use to win pieces or give checkmates the building blocks upon which all chess skills are based. Ashley writes: "the approach is unique because it is basically me: the way I teach, the way I talk